Update from the WaterLANDS action site

The WaterLANDS Action Site is a reclaimed salt marsh known as Lago Bastia 2. It is one of many infills constructed with dredged sediments, removed for port maintenance from the main shipping channel and lagoon inlets. The classification of this particular artificial marsh as “medium condition”, b…

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The WaterLANDS project

December 2021 saw the launch of the European WaterLANDS project, an ambitious and innovative initiative within the

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The exploration continues with "Giants of the Lagoon.”

Developed in the framework of WaterLANDS (GA 101036484), Giants of the Lagoon is a participatory experience that invites the exploration of the lagoon environment in a movement towards the observed subject: from the observation of the landscape, through the use of binoculars, to the sear…

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CAU Kiel students cooperation at the WL action site

Between April and May 2025, a group of eight students from Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel traveled to the Venetian Lagoon to conduct scientific fieldwork in cooperation with We are here Venice. The students are currently pursuing degrees in Geography and Environmental Management at both B…

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World Wetlands Day: promote memory and local action

Every February the world marks World Wetlands Day to capture global attention for wetland conservation. Beyond the broad social media campaigns that generate widespread awareness around the…

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Lepidoptera biodiversity of the salt marshes of the Venetian Lagoon

Current knowledge of the terrestrial fauna of the Venice Lagoon is mainly focused on mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles. Of the invertebrates, which predominate in all types of environment in both number of species and in biomass, little is known. Even less is known specifically about the in…

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Citizen science project in the lagoon

The team of We are here Venice ETS, in the context of the EU project WaterLANDS

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Making socio-cultural values of the lagoon more visible

Over millennia and around the world, people have developed myriad ways of relating to nature and its different types of value, with consequences for how and what decisions affecting the state of nature are made. The Vital initiative is seeking ways to account for this within strategies to

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New research presented at the annual conference in Estonia of the Society for Ecological Restoration

New research to understand changes in children's perceptions of nature within the framework of the

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Raising awareness

New Jobs in Nature Regeneration

With the intensification of field work in the lagoon, We are here Venice has expanded its workforce by involving new collaborators as

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Restoration and Optical Monitoring: An Emerging Method

The interventions at the action site of the European WaterLANDS project (GA 101036484), a complementary initiative to Vital, aim primarily to restore native vegetation and stabilize sediments on reconstructed salt marsh. These measures are essential to prevent erosion and maintain the long-term m…

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Benchmarking biodiversity to evaluate the effectiveness of salt marsh restoration

Establishing a scientifically valid baseline measure as benchmarking of key biodiversity indicators before initiating restoration efforts in the Venice saltmarshes is crucial for assessing the effectiveness of Vital’s restoration projects.

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